Calotes (Oriental Forest Lizards)

Species in this group

LC

Calotes calotes

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

EN

Calotes nigrilabris

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

LC

Calotes versicolor

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

LC

Calotes emma

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

LC

Calotes bachae

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

LC

Calotes ceylonensis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC

Calotes liolepis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC

Calotes grandisquamis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Calotes goetzi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~50%

Feb

~50%

Mar

~50%

Apr

~50%

May

~50%

Jun

~50%

Jul

~50%

Aug

~50%

Sep

~50%

Oct

~50%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Oriental Forest Lizards

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 18 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 1 zoo or centre

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	3 of 9	~90%
	Common Green Forest Lizard			~90%
	Sri Lanka Agama			~30%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~30%
2	Horton Plains National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2 of 9	~90%
	Black-cheek lizard			~90%
	Common Green Forest Lizard			~30%
3	Udawalawe National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2 of 9	~90%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~80%
	Common Green Forest Lizard			~40%
4	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	3 of 9	~90%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~70%
	Ceylon Bloodsucker			~40%
	Common Green Forest Lizard			~40%
5	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	3 of 9	~80%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~70%
	Ceylon Bloodsucker			~20%
	Common Green Forest Lizard			~20%
6	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	3 of 9	~80%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~70%
	Common Green Forest Lizard			~30%
	Ceylon Bloodsucker			~20%
7	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 9	~80%
	Emma Gray's Forest Lizard			~80%
8	Khao Luang National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 9	~70%
	Emma Gray's Forest Lizard			~70%
9	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 9	~70%
	Vietnamese Blue Crested Lizard			~70%
10	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2 of 9	~50%
	Emma Gray's Forest Lizard			~50%
	Siamese Blue Crested Lizard			~10%
11	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 9	~50%
	Emma Gray's Forest Lizard			~50%
12	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 9	~50%
	Large Scaled Forest Lizard			~30%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~30%
13	Gir National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~50%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~50%
14	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2 of 9	~40%
	Emma Gray's Forest Lizard			~40%
	Siamese Blue Crested Lizard			~10%
15	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 9	~40%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~40%
16	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 9	~40%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~40%
17	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 9	~40%
	Emma Gray's Forest Lizard			~40%
18	Gunung Leuser National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 9	~40%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~40%
19	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 9	~30%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~30%
20	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~30%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~30%
21	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 9	~30%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~30%
22	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~30%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~30%
23	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~20%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~20%
24	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~20%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~20%
25	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~20%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~20%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Surabaya	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 9	~90%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~90%
2	Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2 of 9	~80%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~70%
	Common Green Forest Lizard			~40%
3	Surakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 9	~80%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~80%
4	Thiruvananthapuram	🇮🇳 India	2 of 9	~80%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~70%
	Common Green Forest Lizard			~40%
5	Ho Chi Minh City	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 9	~80%
	Vietnamese Blue Crested Lizard			~80%
6	Jakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 9	~80%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~80%
7	Semarang	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 9	~80%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~80%
8	Jamshedpur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~80%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~80%
9	Vadodara	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~70%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~70%
10	Tamluk	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~70%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~70%
11	Chennai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~60%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~60%
12	Guwahati	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~60%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~60%
13	Visakhapatnam	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~60%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~60%
14	Kanpur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~60%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~60%
15	Hyderabad	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~60%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~60%
16	Bandar Lampung	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 9	~60%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~60%
17	Lucknow	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~60%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~60%
18	Ponnani	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~60%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~60%
19	Yogyakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 9	~60%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~60%
20	Puducherry	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~50%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~50%
21	Kochi	🇮🇳 India	2 of 9	~50%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~50%
	Common Green Forest Lizard			~10%
22	Kalyan-Dombivli	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~50%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~50%
23	Kozhikode	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~50%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~50%
24	Johor Bahru	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 9	~50%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~50%
25	Bhubaneshwar	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~50%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~50%
26	Tiruppur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~50%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~50%
27	Vijayawada	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~50%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~50%
28	Prayagraj	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~50%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~50%
29	Singapore	🇸🇬 Singapore	1 of 9	~50%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~50%
30	Thrissur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~50%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~50%
31	Madurai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~50%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~50%
32	Jalandhar	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~50%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~50%
33	Tiruchirappalli	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~50%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~50%
34	Jabalpur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~50%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~50%
35	Patna	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~50%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~50%
36	Nagpur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~40%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~40%
37	Coimbatore	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~40%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~40%
38	Mumbai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~40%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~40%
39	Vasai-Virar	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~40%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~40%
40	Jammu	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~40%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~40%
41	Chattogram	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	1 of 9	~40%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~40%
42	Kolkata	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~40%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~40%
43	Kuala Lumpur	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 9	~40%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~40%
44	Surat	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~40%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~40%
45	Ahmedabad	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~40%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~40%
46	Salem	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~40%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~40%
47	Raipur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~40%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~40%
48	Pune	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~40%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~40%
49	Karachi	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1 of 9	~40%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~40%
50	Dhaka	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	1 of 9	~30%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~30%
51	Dehradun	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~30%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~30%
52	New Delhi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~30%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~30%
53	Bandung	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 9	~30%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~30%
54	Kollam	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~30%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~30%
55	Tasikmalaya	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 9	~30%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~30%
56	Bhopal	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~30%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~30%
57	Chandigarh	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~30%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~30%
58	Jaipur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~20%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~20%
59	Agra	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~20%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~20%
60	Denpasar	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 9	~20%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~20%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Jijamata Udyaan	🇮🇳 India	In captivity

Oriental Forest Lizards

Species in this group

Common Green Forest Lizard

Black-cheek lizard

Oriental Garden Lizard

Emma Gray's Forest Lizard

Vietnamese Blue Crested Lizard

Ceylon Bloodsucker

Sri Lanka Agama

Large Scaled Forest Lizard

Siamese Blue Crested Lizard

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Oriental Forest Lizards

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found